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It is *NOT* the Hope That Kills You It’s a funny thing, hope. Equal partner to joy and to crushing disappointment. I heard a man say tonight that being sad…

As I write I’m sitting here waiting to find out if the person I was supposed to swim with at the beach is still up for it. Feeling pretty good…

Achievement Go Pro I’m back! Again! February was just miserable this year. The water at the beach got down to around 40, and every weekend it was cold. Or rainy.…

Well, my swimming is currently nothing to write home about… but on purpose and by plan. I’m getting in some recovery, working on my stroke and using my time to…

I'm very, very happy with my swim on Saturday. I wasn't sure that I would get in a long, cold swim before it got toooo cold (and I wasn't even…

The last two weeks have been really up and down, swimming-wise. I felt better after resting over Thanksgiving, but almost immediately felt worse (overtrained, annoyed at the world for no…

Does it get any better than this? Thursday 19 November OK, I’m returning to sanity after my crazy few weeks. The return always takes longer than I think it will.…

Catching up “To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered."Oscar Wilde Of course, Wilde was talking about prison. Covid is not prison, but it…

So many things fell apart for me in March of 2020. This blog was certainly one of them. March 14 was the last time I wrote a blog post, although…

Great swim at Falls Lake on Sunday https://youtu.be/n8UdQg3Wc_c 55 Air, 68 Water, 1.5 hour swim Thursday 29 October Heard back from Tim Denyer - he is hoping for a 2021…

The Weekend Had a pretty good time at the beach this past weekend, although I got stormed out on Sunday. But swam for about 3 hours on Saturday. It might…

Tuesday 20 October https://youtu.be/DjJbMRg7HSo Yet again, borrowing someone else's GPS - thanks Bill! I will get my electronic act together... someday. Had a great and beautiful swim at Falls Lake…

Did my first two open water swims in 7 months this weekend, and it was glorious. There is just a part of me missing when I’m not out there. Woke…

#ThankYouFriday - Posters of Good Cheer I'm going to see if I still remember how to create a blog post. I've got a bunch of stuff to put up; hopefully…

The Long Post I’m putting the stuff with pictures and videos and interest up top, but I’ve written a lot this week and had no time to edit and post.…

#ThankYouFriday – COVID-19 Edition The Ides of March and Friday the 13th all-in-one It seems really appropriate to thank health care workers this week. Their jobs do not often put…

#ThankYouFriday Bags full of canned goods and fresh produce - we've added another cart since then My thanks this week go to a mom who cheerfully offered to drive out…

Routine, are you out there? (Alt. title: How many more people read the blog when I swear in the title? Let the research begin) My life as an adult has…

#ThankYouFriday My thanks this week go out to my Masters Team, a wonderful group of caring, funny, and supportive individuals. To a man (and woman), they have been so interested…